11" MBA running Aperture 3

I am looking into buying an 11" MBA so that I can post-process on the go. I was wondering if anybody has had experience with the 11" MBA running Aperture 3? Does anybody have any suggestions on which type of 11" MBA configuration I would need to get to properly run Aperture 3? I currently use an iMac for Aperture 3 so I have never had system slow-down and such and would definitely not want to purchase an MBA if this is going to be the case. Although I am sure the MBP would be better suited for Aperture 3, I would like to go with the 11" MBA if it will work well due to its portability.

I run Aperture 3 on my 11 Air, but I have to be honest and say that the screen is a little too small to really get a lot of work done. Its okay when youre traveling and need a mobile solution, but if youre accustomed to working with Aperture on a larger monitor (or dual monitors in my case), you may feel frustrated with it on the smaller 11 screen.

You might want to test it out on the 13. To be honest, Im not sure Id want to do any bulk processing on any laptop unless a client was compensating me for doing the work locally instead of waiting for it to be done faster on my Mac Pro and dual screen.

So yeah, Aperture 3 runs okay on the Air, but it might not be pleasant working it in, especially if you process hundreds of photos at a time.

I use my Macbook Air (Maxed out) and its a bit slow for editing at times. There can sometimes be a slight delay when changing settings, and it takes longer to process photos than I would like. But its not too too terrible.

I use my Macbook Air (Maxed out) and its a bit slow for editing at times. There can sometimes be a slight delay when changing settings, and it takes longer to process photos than I would like. But its not too too terrible.

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I have a bottomline 11 Air, and I have experienced similar problems as stated above. I would say if youre not doing too much post-processing on the Air, then you should be okay. I primarily use the Air for writing, web serving, and editing larger projects like Keynote projects. When I work in Aperture and in Photoshop on the machine, I use an external mouse, as well as the trackpad, which seems to navigate the apps faster.

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